About On The Soi
What is this?
On The Soi is an independent, community-oriented guide to Soi Ta Iad — the 1.5-kilometer street in Chalong, Phuket, that the world knows as "Fitness Street."
With over a dozen Muay Thai gyms, CrossFit boxes, yoga studios, healthy cafes, and more packed into a single soi, it can be overwhelming to figure out what's what. This site aims to catalog every business, provide honest guides, and keep schedules up to date — all in one place.
Why does this exist?
Soi Ta Iad is a special place, but finding reliable, up-to-date information is surprisingly hard. Businesses come and go, hours change, and most places rely on Instagram or Facebook rather than proper websites. Existing guides tend to promote specific businesses or individuals.
On The Soi is different:
- Independent — Not affiliated with or sponsored by any gym, hotel, or business
- Comprehensive — Every business on the soi, not just the popular ones
- Open source — All data is in structured JSON and Markdown files on GitHub
- Community-maintained — Anyone can submit corrections or additions via pull request
- No ads, no tracking — Just information
Calendar Subscriptions
One of the original features: live calendar subscriptions for fitness studio class schedules. Subscribe once in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Outlook, and your schedule stays automatically updated as gyms change their timetables. Browse calendars →
Contributing
Is something wrong? Missing a business? Hours changed? The best way to help is to open an issue or pull request on GitHub.
Business data lives in data/businesses.json and guides live in data/guides/ as Markdown files. The site is automatically rebuilt when changes are merged.
About Soi Ta Iad
Soi Ta Iad (also spelled Soi Taied, Soi Ta-Iad, or Soi Tai Ed) is a road in Chalong, southern Phuket, Thailand. It connects Chao Fa Road East to Chao Fa Road West and runs roughly 1.5 kilometers. It's about 45-60 minutes from Phuket International Airport.
Over the past two decades, the street has transformed from a quiet residential soi into one of the world's most concentrated fitness destinations. Tiger Muay Thai, which opened in 2003, was the catalyst — today the street hosts 15+ gyms and training camps, numerous healthy restaurants, accommodation, and supporting services.
The street is known by many names: Fitness Street, Phuket Health Street, Muay Thai Street, and "The Fittest Street in the World."